The Archaic Age in Greece

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The year 776 is important. Because that's the date of the first Olympic Games. The term archaic age, although broadly used, sounds a little pejorative. It has fallen into some disrepute and some disfavor among scholars. By the end of the archaic age in Greece, there were two major superpowers in Greece.

In this episode we begin a series on the beginnings of "Western" thought and science. We start with the catastrophy of the Mycenean Collapse, the Greek Dark Ages, and the Archaic Age, then continue with a discussion of Miletus and its most revered citizen, Thales. Thales has left his mark on the planet with his work. As a brilliant sage whose ideas were the beginnings of science, he helped set a trajectory for all future generations of philosophers and scientists.

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